PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACT

Joy Frum

Industrial/Organizational
August 1993

Effects of Perceived Work-Family Support on Organizational Commitment and Work-Family Conflict

    The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of perceived support with regards to work-family issues, and its effects on levels of organizational commitment and work-family conflict, especially in the area of supervisory support and organizational culture.  This study looked at six types of support and how each affects levels of organizational commitment and work-family conflict among employees.

Participants were randomly selected from a population of about 5,300 employees at a large Southern California Pharmaceutical company.  A 70-item survey was completed by 88 employees who had dependents living at home.
    Significant positive relationships were found to exist between all measures of support and organizational commitment, and significant negative relationships were found between all support indicators and work-family conflict.  A t-test analysis found that low levels of work-family conflict indicate higher levels of perceived support across all support indicators and appear to result in high levels of organizational commitment.

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